Miller Family Reunion at Clermont Park
A Miller family reunion was held at Clermont city park on Sunday July 14 with a picnic dinner and a program featuring songs poems readings and a quiz. Attendees included many named members from Clermont and surrounding towns such as West Union Madison Postville Elgin and Elgin areas with officers elected for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Clermont City Park
Augusta Miller
John F. Miller
Wm. B. Miller
Edwin Krueger
Otto Krueger
Mary Haas
Harry Johnson
Len Simck
Ruth Kru
Auiden Oelberg
West Union
Dorothy Krueger
Madison
Merril Gunderson
Louis Schutte
Paul
Postville
Willet
Augusta
Edna
Luella
Ruth
Len Simek
Joe Simek
Alfred Baechler
Wendell
Alma Ostlie
Palma Gilbertson
Louise Miller
Chrystal
Clermont
Karl Miller
Carol
Evelyn
Arthur Alloway
Guy Probert
Marian
Leland
Lyle
Kenton
Herbert
California Man Visits Sister After 23 Years
From California F E Kelley of Los Angeles visited his sister Mrs Matt Button in Audubon last week. This was the first reunion in 23 years. Kelley traveled by motorcycle. Noted thieves raided William Thiessen’s Elberon home, stole money, then raided the pantry, making soup and ice cream before washing dishes. W P Kincaid broke an ankle when he slipped during golf practice at Waverly last week. Mrs William Crowe called on business in Postville Monday. Sunday visitors at Willis Gress’ home included Mr and Mrs Wm Grover and family of Elgin Mr and Mrs Bob Amdahl and sons of Ossian L L Gress of McGregor and Mr Larson and three boy friends of Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
F. E. Kelley
Los Angeles
Calif
Matt Butterton
Audubon
Kelley
William Thiessen
Elberon
Mr. Thiessen
Wm. Crowe
Postville
Willis Gress
Wm. Grover
Elgin
Bob Amdahl
Ossian
L. L. Gress
McGregoor
Mr. Larson
Waterloo
Pat O'Connell
F. Leo O'Connell
Arnold Stumme
H. E. Landsgard
Anderson
Alfred Wenger
Volga City
Lester Wenger
Annette
Anna Mae Anderson
Henry Bemiss
West Union
Donald Dugstad
Peter Anderson
Richard Olson
Edmund Dugstad
George Larson
St. Olaf
Gilbert Loftsgard
Near Elgin
Arthur Eller
Eliza Nelson
Oelwein
Roy Meyer
Henry
Emma Larson
Clermont to Hold First Air Show Sunday
Clermont hosts its first air show with Virginia and Jack Snodgrass as featured stunt fliers. The day opens with an aviator breakfast at 7:00 a.m. at the hangar, then passenger hops and a 1:40 p.m. mass flight over Clermont before a stunting exhibition. Afternoon events include racing, a radio contest act, bomb dropping, and more air stunts. Civil Aeronautics Authorities approve the meet, Legion volunteers police the grounds, and parking plans are arranged for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Clermont
Virginia
Jack Snodgrass
Civil Aeronautics Authorities
Legion Post
Funeral of Reinhart Vasby in West Union
Funeral services for Reinhart Vasby 62 were held at West Union at two yesterday afternoon. He died at Eldorado Sunday. Vasby formerly lived in Dover township and recently resided in Montana. He was unmarried. In a separate incident John Loudier Belle Plaine was injured fixing a steam boiler when an iron plug blew into his right eye. the eye was burned but not expected to be serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinhart Vasby
West Union
Eldorado
Vasby
Dover Township
Montana
John Loud
Belle Plaine
Five-Year Dandelion Digging Ladies Triumph
Three Rolfe women recount success after five years of digging dandelions from adjoining lawns. They started by filling fifty bushels in the first year and now report no remaining dandelions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Emery wheel shatters injure Wm F Ziel at work
Wm F Ziel, 70, of Waukon Junction sustains severe facial injuries when an emery wheel he was working with breaks. The flying shard strikes his jaw and teeth in the incident. Separately Loyce Erickson and Barnabetta Olson spent Tuesday in Postville visiting Mrs Elmer Sanders. Mrs Willis Gress left Monday to visit Bob Amdahl at Ossian to care for her grandson Raymond Amdahl while her daughter Lucille vacations in South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. F. Ziel
Waukon Junction
Loyce Erickson
Barnabetta Olson
Postville
Elmer Sanders
Willis Gress
Bob Amdahl
Ossian
Raymond Amdahl
Lucille
South Dakota
Clermont Water System Paid for in Full
Martin Nelson Clermont town clerk yesterday wrote a check for 6180.00 to the Iowa Des Moines National Bank and Trust Company Des Moines paying the town waterworks obligations in full. The waterworks bonds of 31800.00 issued August 1920 carried 6 percent interest and over twenty years accumulated about 20000.00 in interest. The final payment was authorized at the last town council meeting. The water system will from now on produce more revenue than its operating cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Nelson
Clermont
Iowa Des Moines National Bank and Trust Company
Des Moines
Clermont Club adopts articles of incorporation
The Clermont Club, now the Clermont Commercial Club, voted unanimously to adopt articles of incorporation at a regular Monday meeting. Daily Day matters were reviewed with committees reporting all preparations complete. The dinner occurred at Gerner's and the business session was in the town hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Commercial Club
Gerner’s
Baechler Announces Four Day July Clearance Sale
Baechler Casitore of Mont has scheduled a four day July clearance sale starting Wednesday and ending Saturday. The owners state seasonal merchandise will be cleared at cost rather than carried into next season. Irene Erickson traveled to Madison for a college friends visit. Local attendees joined in the Orphans Festival at the Lutheran Orphans Home in Waverly. Mrs. Anna Belschner of Hawkeye was honored at a seventy eighth birthday picnic near Fayette with neighbors and friends from Belschner and Aroundson families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baechler
Casitore
Clermont
Irene Erickson
Madison
Wis
Lloyd Aanes
Gerald
L. M. Hovland
Lutheran Orphans’ Home
Waverly
Anna Belschner
Hawkeye
Carl Lueder
Fayette
George Belschner
Loretta
Wm. Belschner
Norman Aroundson
Auto Princeling and His Bride Marry in Southampton
Henry Ford II and Anne McDonnell wed in Southampton. Ford, son of Edsel Ford of Grosse Pointe, Mich, and grandson of Henry Ford, embraces Catholicism before the ceremony. The bride is daughter of James Francis McDonnell of New York and Southampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
S. J
Henry Ford
Anne McDonnell
Ford
Edse Ford
Grosse Point
Mich
Henry
Ford Automobile Dynasty
James Francis McDonnell
New York
Woodland Progressive Study Club hosts August picnic plan
Mrs. A. O. Anderson and Mrs. Allen Anderson entertained the Woodland Progressive Study Club Friday afternoon. Thirteen members shared canning hints, and four guests attended. A club picnic for members and families was proposed for August 4 at West Union fair grounds. The program included songs, a poem by Mrs. Reider Smith, and a selection by Mrs. George Larson. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Anderson
Allen Anderson
Woodland Progressive Study Club
West Union Fair Grounds
America
Reider Smith
George Larson
Vacancy Filled At Pleasant Ridge Telephone Co Board
Ed Quinn was elected director at a Monday Castaha meeting to succeed H. L. Monroe who died last spring. Quinn will co manage with G. L. Ostlie of the Clermont company until the February election. Long distance sale notes Prof Harold W. Blatz bought a Ford via telephone from J. F. Cooper Mt Vernon. Several local residents visited or traveled, with a weekend gathering at Edmund Dugstad’s home and multiple family visits mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Quinn
Castaha
Earl Bachelder
Pleasant Ridge Telephone Co
H. L. Monroe
Quinn
G. L. Ostlie
Clermont Telephone Company
Harold W. Blatz
Cornell College Conservatory of Music
Columbia University
New York
J. F. Cooper
Mt Vernon
Blatz
Rosary Society Meets at St Peter's Farm Home
Elizabeth Nellie and Margaret Quinn hosted the St. Peter's Rosary Society gathering at their farm. Twenty five members attended as the N C C W president's message was read. Mae Carlin presided over a short business meeting and a bake sale was planned for Saturday evening with a committee of Mrs Her min Griebenow Mrs B Riegel and Mrs J P Sullivan. Guests included Mrs Thos Quinn of Minneap Minn Mae Garvey in the Burke home Mrs H S Steele of Elgin Mrs L R Jones and Mrs Wm Crowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Nellie
Margaret Quinn
St. Peter's Rosary Society
Mae Carlin
Hermin Griebenow
B. Riegel
J. P. Sullivan
Thos. Quinn
Minneap Minn
Quinn
Mae Garvey
Dan Burke
H. S. Steele
Elgin
L. R. Jones
Wm. Crowe
Engagement Announced for Elnare Aronson and James Larrabee
Miss Elnare Aronson of San Jose California and Dr James Larrabee of San Jose son of Mrs William Larrabee Jr of Clermont announce their engagement The couple plans a Friday August 2 wedding Mr and Mrs Floyd Mishler of Waterloo Mrs Irene Trower Margie Hackett and Marilyn Horner of Oelwein attended a dinner at the F M Hackett home Helen Anderson hosted Rev and Mrs BE Ramsey and the Junior Luther League at a treasure hunt at the G O Anderson farm Sunday evening Refreshments were served
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elnare Aronson
San Jose
Calif
James Larrabee
William Larrabee, Jr
Clermont
Floyd Mishler
Waterloo
Irene Trower
Margie Hackett
Marilyn Horner
Oelwein
F. M. Hackett
Helen Anderson
BE. E. Ramsey
Junior Luther League of the West
Stassen Visits Chicago Ahead of Willkie Campaign Meeting
Minnesota Governor Harold E. Stassen waved to Chicago as he boarded a plane for Washington to attend a Willkie campaign national advisory group meeting. Members include Russell Davenport and Oren Root Jr. Rep. Joseph Martin met with them. Stassen declined to predict the Democratic convention outcome, saying Roosevelt dominates and will dictate moves, while commenting more freely on Wendell Willkie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Washington
Stassen
Willkie Campaign
Russell Davenport
Fortune Magazine
Oren Root, Jr
New York
Joseph Martin
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Golden wedding anniversary at East Clermont church
Fifty years after their 1890 marriage Gunhild Peterson and D J Op perud celebrated with a Sunday picnic and social at East Clermont Lutheran church. A program followed with piano duets poems songs scripture and speeches as family and neighbors joined in the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunhild Peterson
D. J. Opperud
Valdeland
Wit Tesses
East Clermont
Rome
Georganna Lofisgard
Vineal
Iva Peterson
Rey
E. E. Ramsey
Signy Hanson
Mr. Opperud
Pete Opperud
Charles City
Etta
Irene Opperud
Cedar. Rapids
John Opperud
Berthold
N. D
Jessie Lofisgard
Albert Schee
Clermont
John Baumgartner
Fort Wayne
Ind
Lutheran Church The Singing Chore Sunday Service Notes
The Lutheran church schedule lists worship at West Clermont 9 30 a m East Clermont Norse at Toa im Divine service at Highland 2 30 p m East Luther League 745 p m Rev EE Ramsey pastor The readings include First Thessalonians and Luke 10 17 July 2 6th Sunday after Trinity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Clermont
East Clermont
Norse
Toa
Highland
East Luther League
Church of the Savior Next Sunday July 2 Service
The Church of the Savior invites worshipers to attend holy communion and a sermon next Sunday, July 2, at a stated hour. The service will be led by Pastor Chas. F. Edwards and the invitation extends to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Edwards
Clermont Events and Iowa Carrier Convention Notes
Clermont calendar lists July activities including a rosary bake sale a Clermont Airshow and a business meeting. A memory tribute recalls Ellen Adams of Blencoe and Harry Sherman Trumble regaining seaman rights after lost papers. Iowa Rural Letter Carriers convention runs July 17 to 20 in Oelwein with Clermont attendees. Several residents vacationed at Nevis Minnesota and visited towns in Iowa with relatives and CCC Camp Nadge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. GC. OQ
Clermont Tange A. FL & A.M
Rosary Bake Sale
Clermont Airshow
Ellen Adams
Blencoe
Harry Sherman Trumble
Trumble
Corty
Iowa Rural Leiter Carriers’ Association
Oelwein
Clermont
George Besselgner
Frank Shaw
Shaw
Loretta Rafferty
Nevis
Minn
Lake Betlerain
Pocahontas
Tona
Knoxville
Merrien
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
CCC
Camp Nadge
Oskateen Con Toe
Bes Moines
Nias Nery Botiien
Waterton
Cedar Pills
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. P. Kincaid
R. Vasby
Philco Radios
Clermont Brick & Sand Co
Clermont, Iowa
Clermont Water System
Clermont Club Incorporates
Auto Princeling
Rosary Society Meets
Helen Stee
Edwin Engelhart
Castaulia
Melvin Stee
Castalia
Henry Schweinefus
W. H. Schweinefus
J. M. Brorby
Frank Pringle
J. A. Erickson
Leo
Dubuque
Bart Monhart
Elisa Riegel
Hans J. Lurap
George ¥. Lar
Kathryn
Stanley Cooley
Orvis
Inez Johnson
Donald Ro
R. G. Schupanitz
Peter Schisser
Florence and
Frances
Emily Schupanitz
Rose
J. P. Eitedarf
A. J. Bullerman
Frank Miller
Festina
Delores
Gerald Schupanitz
Peter Schissel
Lutheran Church
EE. Ramsey
Church of the Savior
TVA Bainit and
Love Brothers
Burgess - Dugstad Lumber Co
Aelia
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